Facebook's original TV lineup includes LaVar Ball and Mike Rowe

One of the new shows, Returning the Favor, features Dirty Jobs' Mike Rowe. In the series, he will highlight people across the country who do exceptional work in their communities. The second show is not named yet but is a reality series starring LaVar Ball and his family. Ball is the father of Lonzo Ball -- a basketball player with the LA Lakers -- and soon to be UCLA players LiAngelo and LaMelo.

Facebook's desire for original TV programming has been no secret and to help lead the push the company hired CollegeHumor co-founder Ricky Van Veen in 2016 and former MTV executive Mina Lefevre earlier this year. In May, it was reported that Facebook could launch up to two dozen original shows this summer and according to the Wall Street Journal, the company has offered up to $3 million per episode.

Keyssa and Intel already unveiled chips late in 2016 that could be embedded in laptops and convertibles for fast wireless transfers. The latest alliance with Samsung and Foxconn, by contrast, aims to put such chips in smartphones and other mobile devices.
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We have asked HTC for comment and will let you know what it says. At first glance, though, it looks like HTC was just as surprised as anyone else. It's asking users to uninstall TouchPal's updates, and TouchPal itself has claimed that a server issue led to the unwanted promos.
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